Pleasanton Weekly

Community Pulse - April 22, 2011

Police Bulletin

Auto burglaries abound

Thieves hit eight vehicles in a series of auto burglaries over the last week.

Four vehicles parked at the Residence Inn in the 11900 block of Dublin Canyon Road were hit between 4:30 and 6:22 a.m. April 16, according to police reports, which said the front passenger side window had been broken in all four; 100 CDs valued at $1,500 and two $20 CD cases were stolen from one, a ham radio worth an estimated $250 was taken from another, a gym bag, iPod charger and Bluetooth charger were taken from a third, and a $250 GPS unit was stolen from the fourth.

Two cars parked at the Ace train lot were hit between 5 p.m. April 14 and 5 a.m. April 15, police reports said. In one, the driver's side window was smashed, a stereo was taken and the dashboard damaged, at an estimated total loss of $750; the driver's side window of the second vehicle, worth about $150 was also smashed, according to the reports.

Electronics worth $150 and tennis racquets valued at $418 were stolen from a car in the in the 4100 block of Trieste Way, according to a police report, which said the theft occurred between 11:30 a.m. April 16 and 6:30 p.m. April 17.

An iPhone worth $500, a $30 wallet and a $20 purse were stolen Monday from a car parked in the 3600 block of Brockton Drive, and a passenger side window worth $300 was smashed., a police report said.

In other reports, a burglary between noon and 2 p.m. April 17in the 4200 block of Bevilacqua Court netted $996 in cash.

A Rolex watch worth more than $5,000, a $5,000 wedding ring set and $30 in jewelry were among the items stolen in a March 29 burglary at a business in the 5500 block of W. Las Positas Boulevard, a police report filed April 12 said.